Filthy Rich: A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy - The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein

Today’s post is on Filthy Rich: A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy - The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein by James Patterson, John Connolly, and Tim Malloy. It is 400 pages long and is published by Century. The cover is a picture of Epstein with his arm around someone whose face has been blacked out. The intended reader is someone who likes true crime, can handle sex crimes, and wants a fast read. There is some foul language, sex, rape, and violence in this book. The story is told from third person with first hand documents to add depth to the story.

From the dust jacket- A shocking true crime tale of money, power, and sex from the world's most popular thriller writer.
Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins to the rarefied heights of New York City's financial elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers--and for people--Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. And that unceasing desire--especially a taste for young girls--resulted in his stunning fall from grace. From Epstein himself, to the girls he employed as masseuses at his home, to the cops investigating the appalling charges against him, FILTHY RICH examines all sides of a case that scandalized one of America's richest communities. An explosive true story, FILTHY RICH is a riveting account of wealth, power and the influence they bring to bear on the American justice system.

Review- An tough but interesting read about a rich man who beat the system at the cost of his victims. The writing is not great and at times I wondered where Patterson and co. were getting their opinions from but overall the story itself solid. Patterson and co. start in the middle of the story with one of his later victims, a thirteen-year-old girl who just want to make a little extra money. Instead she got more than she ever imagined. Patterson and co. follow the story about how Epstein was caught by his own carelessness and his victims coming forward. The details about their assaults are very hard to read and it turned my stomach over than once but that it just the first part of the book. The rest of the book is about Epstein, his friends, and how he made his money. We never forget he did but we are more removed from the crimes for most of the book and I needed that. Reading about what he did to those girls was almost more than I could handle but I did finish this book and it was an interesting read. If you like Law and Order: SVU then you should like this book.

I give this book a Three out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.